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Gold Pineapple

COSTA RICA
As we moving through the month of May, production is rising due to widespread natural flowering and expected heavy rains. With heavy rains we could see some internal quality issues (especially pulp staining) that would jeopardize crowned fruit export contracts. If quality holds, production should meet market demand and there will be a strong domestic processing demand, and they will absorb overages
There’s a potential for reduced labor availability which may lead farms to sell to local processors, easing pressure on export packing. The historical trend is that may typically see overproduction and price drops, but internal quality will be the key factor this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watermelon

Production level in from Central FL have peaked the first and second week of May. Some heavy rains have slowed down harvest slightly. The North Florida crop maturity has been accelerating over the last couple weeks. There stands a chance for those farms to start earlier than expected and offer meaningful availability for Memorial Day. Availability from Nogales should continue to remain very good for another week, if not longer. The start of the Texas production over the last week has helped keep supply conditions very favorable for Western U.S. markets.

 

Tomato

Roma harvest out of Michocan will continue to be strong until January. We will then transition to Sinaloa and Sonora. Cooler weather will create lower supplies to begin and will increase as harvest moves through the spring months. Even though supply is lite, quality will remain strong.
The farm in Sinaloa will provide us the ability to offer customers roma, round and grape tomatoes as well as bell peppers and cucumbers.